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SPERI develops and promotes new analysis and understanding of contemporary capitalism, and the major economic and political challenges arising from it.
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Seven theses on crisis
Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley - 29 April 2025Seven theses on crisis
Chris and Dillon reflect on lessons from their recent 12-part podcast series Crisis Point. Listen to all episodes now.
Algorithmic hate: The political economy of the Far-Right online
Sara Hill - 28 January 2025Algorithmic hate: The political economy of the Far-Right online
Examinations of online far-right activity often focus on harmful content proliferation and its social and political impact. However, understandings of its spread often lack a consideration of the emerging political economy of social media algorithms and surveillance capitalism.
A different specter haunts the world
Fred Block - 27 January 2025A different specter haunts the world
The world is being held hostage to bad measurement practices because official economic statistics fail to include outlays to improve the skills and capacities of the labor force. This piece draws on arguments developed in his book, The Habitation Society: Creating Sustainable Prosperity (Agenda Publishing) forthcoming in February 2025.
The Lehman Trilogy: Political Economy on the Stage
Chris Saltmarsh - 19 December 2024The Lehman Trilogy: Political Economy on the Stage
Chris Saltmarsh reviews Sam Mendes’ stage production of the Lehman Trilogy. He discusses its treatment of political economy issues including the development of American capitalism, financial crisis and cultural change.
‘The economy’, the ideational, whiteness and re-election of Donald Trump
Jessica Eastland-Underwood - 17 December 2024‘The economy’, the ideational, whiteness and re-election of Donald Trump
As many consider the economic factors that contributed to the Trump presidency, political economy scholars should pay as much attention to the ideational as the material. While inflation provides a parsimonious explanation for the 2024 US presidential election, everyday understandings of ‘the economy’ suggest that race was as salient a factor in the final outcome.
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